Joanne Howard

Diane Howard, Ph.D., FACHE is assistant professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University where she teaches courses in insurance/managed care, health care in America, and professionalism. Previously, she was vice-president of Medical Delivery at Aetna, Inc. in Washington, DC, vice-president of Medicare, Medicaid and Individual Products at U.S. Healthcare in Philadelphia, Director of the American Hospital Association’s Division of Ambulatory Care, and assistant vice-president at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago.

She holds a B.A. from Hampton Institute, M.P.H. from the University of Pittsburgh, and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an American College of Healthcare Executives fellow, AHA McGaw Prize Committee member, Association of University Programs in Health Administration finance committee chair/treasurer, National Association of Health Service Executives newsletter editor, Holy Cross Hospital board chair, University of Pittsburgh alumni association board member and scholarship committee member, University of Illinois at Chicago alumni board member, and ACHE Regional Advisory Committee board member. Her publications have appeared in Frontiers of Healthcare Management, Journal of Health Administration Education, Healthcare Executive, Journal of Hospital Administration, Journal of Public Health, and Journal of Healthcare Management.